October 2017 Blog Posts (16)

Thanks to the inspiration of Martin Niemoller’s “First they Came for the Communists”:

First they came for the African-Americans, and I did not speak out because I was not an African-American. Then they came for the Muslims and I did not speak out because I was not a Muslim. Then they came for the Mexican-Americans and I did not speak out because I was not a Mexican-American. Then they came for the other Latinos and I did not speak out because I was not a Latino. Then they came for the…

As a business owner and mother, Erica struggled to find safe and environmentally responsible products. And when something is broke and needs fixing, in strong Black woman form and fashion… our sista Erica decided to create a line of non-toxic, earth-friendly cleaning products. The Green Laundress offers a Multi-Purpose…

Your bathroom is conceivably the one room you will (or ought to) invest the most energy keeping up. Notwithstanding the way that you and your family spend a generally little measure of time utilising the washroom (when contrasted with alternate rooms in your house),…

Starting a bar business is a lot of hard work. You do not need just need to focus on business management aspects but also make sure that you understand the level of responsibility associated with the business. In a bar business you have to be accountable for the staff, investors…

(Founder Demarra Gardner Photo) There's no secret that black female entrepreneurs are on the rise. In fact, they are the fastest growing group of entrepreneurs in the world. According to the State of Women Owned Business Support Report (2015), out of the 30% of women owned businesses, African American women control 14% of these companies, or an estimated 1.3 million businesses, employing 297,500 workers and generating …

By Gemma Murray | There are bound to be some pressing questions on your mind and for this very reason, we've compiled a comprehensive buyer's guide focusing on the safety, affordability, maintenance and practicality when choosing the ideal car.

Let's first take a look at the advantages and disadvantages of buying a new or used car.

Atlanta, GA; Good Life Music Group teams up with Lil Donald, who already has a solid following and name via releases of various records. The union made sense due to both Good Life Music Group and Lil Donald having solid foundations; together they drop his latest track "Clap Yo Hands". "Clap Yo Hands" brings in feature artist Ghetto Barbie and has production by Mr217. When it…

APOLOGIES and ACKNOWLEDGMENT: In writing this article, I trawled through the social media seeking the comments, reactions, ideas, etc. of my people, Nigerians. I took the liberty of using some of their opinions, ideas and reactions freely without making their names public. Hence if you feel you have read this or that sentence before, and you think that somebody else wrote or said it, that is the reason. My own contribution to the article, however, is about 75%. Thank…

Less than a month ago, an article was released stating by 2053, "Black households will have a median wealth of zero." In other words: half the population have less, the other half have more. Those people who have more are typically white people. If you don't see that as a problem, we probably shouldn't be friends. If you…